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" I don't like being left to my own thoughts. "
David Sedaris
Own
Thoughts
Being
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" People ask if I miss it, but they don't understand that American culture is so ubiquitous that there's nothing to miss. I don't see myself moving back. It's not that I hate the United States. I just always thought it would be a shame not to live in a foreign country. "
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